web_search · REST + MCP
Web search
Search the web and get the top results (title, URL, snippet) as clean JSON. Live Google results, any country or city. Use when you need current information, sources, or links.
$0.01 USD per successful paid call
This tool uses prepaid credit. Connect without a key and your agent will get a key and payment link when it needs this tool.
Charged once per call that returns a result, including an empty result list. Failed calls are free.
Connect your agentUse it in your chat
Start with no key
In Claude.ai, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, ChatGPT or Codex, add a custom connector with this URL. No API key or Authorization header is needed.
https://unstuckapi.com/mcpTry a few free calls a day with read_page, domain_check, domain_info, pdf_to_text, vulnerability_lookup, or paper_search. Each free result says how many are left and when they reset (midnight UTC).
A paid tool called without a key returns a new API key and a payment link instead of a result, and nothing is charged. In Claude, a Connect button opens the same payment page. Once credit is added, the agent can continue in the same chat with that key.
Already have a key?
If your connector cannot send headers, use this URL instead. Replace YOUR_API_KEY with your key.
https://unstuckapi.com/mcp?key=YOUR_API_KEYKeep the completed URL private: it contains your API key.
Ask your agent to call web_search with these arguments:
{
"query": "best running shoes",
"num": 5
}Inputs
Send these fields as a JSON object to POST /v1/tools/web_search.
| Field | Type | Description & limits |
|---|---|---|
query | string Required | What to search for.Minimum characters: 1 · Maximum characters: 300 |
location | string Optional | Country or place to search from, e.g. "Houston, TX". Default "United States" (or the connection's default location).Minimum characters: 2 · Maximum characters: 100 |
num | integer Optional | How many results, default 10, max 20.Minimum: 1 · Maximum: 20 |
Developer option: REST
Replace YOUR_API_KEY with your key. The following command makes a paid call if it succeeds.
export UNSTUCK_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"curl 'https://unstuckapi.com/v1/tools/web_search' \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $UNSTUCK_API_KEY" \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '{"query":"best running shoes","num":5}'The response contains result, charged_usd, and your remaining balance_usd. Invalid input and failed tool calls are not charged.
Developer option: MCP with a header
For clients that support headers, connect using Streamable HTTP and these values:
https://unstuckapi.com/mcpAuthorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEYConnection guide · Full JSON schemas and prices · Agent instructions